Mâʼôwr — H3974

Definition

masculine noun

properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier

1. light, luminary

Usually translated as

light, bright

Origin

or mâʼôr; also (in plural) feminine mᵉʼôwrâh; or mᵉʼôrâh; from H215

• Derived from ʼôwr (H215)

Greek equivalents

• theōréō (G2334)
• mégas (G3173)
• phōstḗr (G5458)
• phōtismós (G5462)

Occurrences

Mâʼôwr occurs 19 times in 16 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (6), Leviticus (1), Numbers (2), Psalms (2), Proverbs (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Genesis 1:14 — And God said, Let there be lights (מְאֹרֹת֙) in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
• Genesis 1:15 — And let them be for lights (לִמְאוֹרֹת֙) in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
• Genesis 1:16 — And God made two great lights (הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת); the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
• Genesis 1:16 — And God made two great lights; the greater light (הַמָּא֤וֹר) to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
• Genesis 1:16 — And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light (הַמָּא֤וֹר) to rule the night: he made the stars also.
• Exodus 25:6 — Oil for the light (לַמָּאֹ֑ר), spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
• Exodus 27:20 — And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light (לַמָּא֑וֹר), to cause the lamp to burn always.
• Exodus 35:8 — And oil for the light (לַמָּא֑וֹר), and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,
• Exodus 35:14 — The candlestick also for the light (הַמָּא֛וֹר), and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
• Exodus 35:14 — The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light (הַמָּאֽוֹר),
• Exodus 35:28 — And spice, and oil for the light (לְמָא֕וֹר), and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.
• Exodus 39:37 — The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light (הַמָּאֽוֹר),
• Leviticus 24:2 — Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light (לַמָּא֑וֹר), to cause the lamps to burn continually.
• Numbers 4:9 — And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light (הַמָּאוֹר֙), and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
• Numbers 4:16 — And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light (הַמָּאוֹר֙), and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
• Psalms 74:16 — The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light (מָא֥וֹר) and the sun.
• Psalms 90:8 — Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light (לִמְא֥וֹר) of thy countenance.
• Proverbs 15:30 — The light (מְֽאוֹר) of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
• Ezekiel 32:8 — All the bright lights (מְא֤וֹרֵי) of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.